McGuinness Flint

Subject: McGuiness Flint
From: GUEST,punkfolkrocker
Date: 03 May 05 - 09:59 AM

.. no real reason for this thread..

just i recently got the reissue CD of their 1st album..
and listen to it for the first time in nearly 30 years..

.. brilliant lazy sunny afternoon music..


and low price release too.. yeah !!!!


so did anyone here ever see them live..
were they any good..???

know if theres any bootlegs.. ???

Subject: RE: McGuiness Flint
From: alanabit
Date: 03 May 05 - 03:09 PM

I think guitarist Tom McGuiness and drummer Hughie Flint were former members of Mannfred Mann. They turned up together again years later in Paul Jones's Blues Band. Gallagher and Lyle, a Scottish duo I believe, were the band's songwriters. I believe they wrote several hits for other people, but the only chart successes for that band were the minor hits "When I'm Dead And Gone" and the mock temperence song, "Malt And Barley Blues". "Happy Birthday Ruthy Baby" was the title song of an album. It picked up some airplay, but to my knowledge never charted. The band certainly had potential, but in my humble opinion never actually achieved anything near greatness. There were other, better acoustic rock/folk rock bands around at the time.

Subject: RE: McGuiness Flint
From: greg stephens
Date: 03 May 05 - 03:11 PM

I played with Tom McGuiness and Paul Jones) in a blues band in the mid-sixties, but I never did get to hear McGuiness Flint..sorry.

Subject: RE: McGuiness Flint
From: GUEST
Date: 04 May 05 - 02:43 PM

thanks for teh reminder.
I must remember to search for my old Manfreds LPs
Top gear !

Subject: RE: McGuiness Flint
From: GUEST
Date: 05 May 05 - 08:34 AM

I hear Mac McGann wrote some of their stuff. P.M steve Benbows Protege for more info as he is a mate of macs.

john